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Outsourcing

Employers commonly outsource parts of their business. Outsourcing is the process of transferring an existing business function to an external provider to use outside resources to perform activities previously handled within the organisation.


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    HR offshoring on the rise as employers cut costs

    by Kat Baker 5 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 5 May 2009

    The UK is experiencing an HR jobs exodus as companies increasingly look to save money by outsourcing positions overseas, a...

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    T Mobile outsourcing to Manila leaves up to 500 jobs at risk

    by Louisa Peacock 9 Apr 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 9 Apr 2009

    Hundreds of UK call centre jobs are under threat after T-Mobile announced plans to move a contact centre abroad.The mobile...

    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Outsourcing

    Spherion and Spring Group establish global recruitment process outsourcing

    by Personnel Today 3 Apr 2009
    by Personnel Today 3 Apr 2009

    Spherion Corporation today announced its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services division has established a strategic alliance with Spring Group’s hyphen brand...

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    HR chiefs lose outsourcing powers to finance and CEOs

    by Guy Logan 31 Mar 2009
    by Guy Logan 31 Mar 2009

    HR chiefs have lost control over making outsourcing decisions, as finance directors and chief executives look to rein in costs...

    • HR strategy
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    KnowledgePool named again as one of worlds top training outsourcing companies

    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2009
    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2009

    KnowledgePool, the UK market leader in managed learning, has been named as one of the Top 20 companies in the...

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    CPH Consulting secures On Demand service contract

    by Personnel Today 18 Mar 2009
    by Personnel Today 18 Mar 2009

    Specialist recruitment outsourcing firm, CPH Consulting, has signed a one year contract with niche management consultancy, Commercial Advantage.The contract is based...

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    Friday Podcast: Agency workers at BMW, Public sector pay freezes, and indirect discrimination warning

    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2009
    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2009

    HR news and analysis including: HR experts have warned of damage to reputation and following redundancies at BMW failure by...

    • HR strategy
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    CPH Consulting re-signs recruitment outsourcing contract

    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2009
    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2009

    Specialist recruitment outsourcing firm, CPH Consulting, has signed a new long-term contract with the management consulting business of consulting and business...

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    HR careers – from the Noughties to the Sixties

    by Virginia Matthews 18 Feb 2009
    by Virginia Matthews 18 Feb 2009

    HR has gone through a number of image overhauls over the years, but how much has it really changed? Five HR professionals who started out in each decade from the 1960s to the Noughties reveal how it was for them.

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    Sainsbury’s signs new five year contract with GlobalExpense

    by Personnel Today 12 Feb 2009
    by Personnel Today 12 Feb 2009

    Sainsbury’s, one of the leading food retailers in the UK, has renewed its contract with GlobalExpense, one of Europe’s largest...

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    Wildcat strikes over migrant workers in energy sector to continue despite high-level opposition

    by Louisa Peacock 3 Feb 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 3 Feb 2009

    Wildcat strikes in support of protests over the use of foreign labour show no sign of ending, despite the adverse...

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Nuclear workers strike in sympathy of Grangemouth foreign worker protests

    by Mike Berry 2 Feb 2009
    by Mike Berry 2 Feb 2009

    Workers at two nuclear plants have taken part in ‘sympathy strikes’ in support of protests over the use of foreign...

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    CPH hits the 200 mark

    by Personnel Today 16 Dec 2008
    by Personnel Today 16 Dec 2008

    CPH Consulting, a leading provider of recruitment outsourcing (RO) services to the SME market, has achieved another milestone – recently placing...

    • HR strategy
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    Are you controlling your outplacement costs?

    by Personnel Today 16 Dec 2008
    by Personnel Today 16 Dec 2008

    All the organisations to whom I speak are reviewing how to make the most of their outplacement budgets or trying...

    • HR strategy
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    CPH wins new contract

    by Personnel Today 12 Dec 2008
    by Personnel Today 12 Dec 2008

    CPH Consulting, a leading specialist provider of outsourced recruitment solutions in the technology related sectors, has won a prestigious recruitment outsourcing...

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